Hyskeir Lighthouse

Hyskeir Lighthouse
Òigh Sgeir

Hyskeir Light, May 2005
Highland
Location Hyskeir Isle
Coordinates 56°58′09.7″N 6°40′49.6″W / 56.969361°N 6.680444°W / 56.969361; -6.680444Coordinates: 56°58′09.7″N 6°40′49.6″W / 56.969361°N 6.680444°W / 56.969361; -6.680444
Year first constructed 1904
Automated 1997
Construction masonry tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper's house
Markings / pattern white tower, black lantern, ochre trim
Height 39 metres (128 ft)
Focal height 41 metres (135 ft)
Range 24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi)
Characteristic Fl (3) W 30s.
Admiralty number A4076
NGA number 3992
ARLHS number SCO-106
Managing agent Northern Lighthouse Board[1]

Hyskeir Lighthouse was established in 1904. The 39 metres (128 ft) metre high lighthouse marks the southern end of the Minch, warning of the presence of the Mills Rocks, Canna and Hyskeir itself. It was designed by David and Charles Stevenson and constructed by Oban contractor Messrs D & J MacDougall.

The white tower was manned until March 1997, becoming one of the last lighthouses in Scotland to be automated. The keepers were briefly known for their one-hole golf course.[2] following their appearance on TV. Now controlled by the Northern Lighthouse Board in Edinburgh, it displays three white flashes every thirty seconds.[3]

Hyskeir and its lighthouse feature extensively in Peter Hill's book Stargazing: Memoirs of a Young Lighthouse Keeper.

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References

  1. ↑ Hyskeir (Òigh Sgeir) The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 19 May 2016
  2. ↑ "Hyskeir". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
  3. ↑ "Hyskeir Lighthouse". Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 15 September 2009.


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